| Description |
ix, 347 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"Published for the Society of General Microbiology"--T.p. |
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"Proceedings of a meeting 'New challenges to health: the threat of virus infection' organized by the Society for General Microbiology at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, in March 2001"-Pref. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Viruses in our past, the viruses in our future / C. J. Peters -- Dynamics and epidemiological impact of microparasites / B. T. Grenfell -- Continuing threat of bunyaviruses and hantaviruses / R. M. Elliott -- Calicivirus, myxoma virus and the wild rabbit in Australia : a tale of three invasions / B. J. Richardson -- Potential of influenza A viruses to cause pandemics / A. J. Hays -- Hepatitis viruses as emerging agents of infectious diseases / S. M. Lemon -- Emergence of human immunodeficiency viruses and AIDS / R. A. Weiss and H. A. Weiss -- Morbilliviruses : dangers old and new / T. Barrett -- Structure-function analysis of prion protein / C. Weissmann ... [et al.] -- Endogenous retroviruses and xenotransplantation / J. P. Stoye -- Gammaherpesviral infections and neoplasia in immunocompromised populations / C. Boshoff -- Structure and function of the proteins of Marburg and Ebola viruses / H.-D. Klenk ... [et al.] -- Epidemic dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever as a public health problem in the 21st century / D. J. Gubler -- Borna disease virus, a threat for human mental health? / L. Bode and H. Ludwig. |
| Subject |
Virus diseases -- Congresses.
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Medical virology -- Congresses.
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Infection -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Geoffrey L., 1955-
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Society for General Microbiology.
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| ISBN |
0521806143 |
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